Day: June 29, 2020

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Rains bring relief to Delhi’ites from sweltering heat

8:57 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: Rains in parts of the national capital on Monday evening brought the much-needed relief to the people after sweltering heat prevailed through the day. During the day, the mercury continued to hover near the 40 degrees Celsius-mark in most parts of the city. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, […]

Chardham yatra to open for Uttarakhand pilgrims from July 1

8:45 pm June 29, 2020

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Management Board on Monday decided to open the Chardham yatra’ for pilgrims from within the state from July 1. The four famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand‘s Garhwal region are known as Chardham’. An order permitting Uttarakhand residents to visit the four temples from July 1 […]

Woman drowns in flooded rivulet in Maha’s Akola

8:39 pm June 29, 2020

Akola: A 45-year-old woman drowned in a rivulet in spate due to rains in Akot tehsil of Maharashtra‘s Akola district on Monday, an official said. The incident happened in Vadali Deshmukh village when Sangita Wadokar was engaged in farm-related work and entered the rivulet, he said. “An accidental death case was registered,” Inspector Dnyanoba Phad […]

No more demand for Shramik Special trains, says Railways

8:35 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: There is no demand for Shramik Special trains from any state now, the Railways said Monday, but offered to run more if states request for them. At a press conference, railway spokespersons said no Shramik Special ran on Sunday and none is scheduled for Tuesday either. There was demand for just one train […]

Tihar Jail prisoner stabbed to death by another inmate

8:32 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: A prisoner was stabbed to death by another inmate inside Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Monday suspectedly because of an old enmity, an official said. Mohammad Mehtab, 27, was stabbed multiple times, including on his stomach and neck, by a sharp metal object allegedly by Zakir, 21, at central jail 8/9 around 6 am. […]